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Popverse Jump: Netflix & Crunchyroll control 80% of anime streaming outside Japan, and are acting like uneasy allies moreso than fierce competitors: here's what is going on
Both Netflix and Crunchyroll stand poised to profit off a growing international appetite for anime. Despite seeming to have a symbiotic relationship, there is evidence that they are not quite as friendly as they'd like us to believe.
It isn’t a secret that both Crunchyroll and Netflix are the biggest anime streaming platforms out there. Crunchyroll is the winner when it comes to library size, but their subscriber base (and the deep pockets that come with it) are absolutely dwarfed by Netflix, causing the two to settle into a kind of truce in the highly competitive world of streaming. However, for all their talk of cooperation and synergy, there is mounting evidence that the companies will (and already have) find themselves at odds.
According to a recent report, Crunchyroll and Netflix control around 80% of the international streaming market for anime, which is expected to grow to $12.5 billion by 2030. This would, in normal circumstances, put them on a collision course as they compete to have a bigger piece of that growing pie, but the two companies have positioned themselves to be more
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